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ULCC
stands for Ultra Large Crude Carrier ie a crude oil tanker with deadweight more than 300 000 tons
ullage
1. the quantity represented by the unoccupied space in a tank or compartment; 2. the depth of space from the tank top to the free surface of the liquid
under way
not at anchor or attached to the shore or aground; commonly used to mean moving through water
underwriter
a person who insures wholly or fractionally a marine risk; also known as insurer
underwriting
undertaking to insure a marine risk
upper deck
a continuous deck
upper explosive limit
the limit above which the concentration of hydrocarbon gas in the air mixture is considered to be "too rich" ie insufficient air to support and propagate combustion; UEL in short
upper flammable limit
another name for upper explosive limit; UFL in short
uptake
a metal casing connecting the boiler or engine with the base of the funnel; the enclosed casing directs the flow of exhaust gases up to funnel

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